Positions of octave lines

By default, octave lines that indicate notes are played higher than written are placed above the staff, while octave lines that indicate notes are played lower than written are placed below the staff.

You can move octave lines to new rhythmic positions in Write mode. They are positioned by default according to your settings in Engraving Options.

You can move octave lines graphically in Engrave mode, but this does not change the rhythmic positions to which they apply.

You can change the default positions of all octave lines project-wide on the Octave Lines page in Engrave > Engraving Options.